Chapter 303: Three Years (cont.)

She wanted to see if she could discover anything more interesting from Ranmaru.

Though they had talked quite a bit, she really hadn't found anything. Ranmaru seemed to have seen through Hinata's thoughts before.

He had merely smiled at Hinata and said, "There's no need for this. The past is already set in stone, but the future is filled with infinite possibilities."

Hinata smiled as well, but she neither agreed nor disagreed.

Perhaps it was because of Hinata's personality, or perhaps because she had repeatedly hoped to get new and interesting information from Ranmaru.

Here, whatever Ranmaru said, she simply listened quietly.

No, not just here. It seemed that whenever other people were around, as long as something had nothing to do with her, she would simply choose to listen quietly.

It seemed that, for the current Hinata—or perhaps from the very beginning—she had never been someone who could truly steal the spotlight through words in any given situation.

Although she had not heard what she had hoped for from Ranmaru, Hinata was still quite satisfied with some of the stories she had heard.

And speaking of today, she had not come to see Ranmaru.

After all, they had met just three days ago.

The reason she had come today was naturally because Aunt Yamada's husband had passed away two days earlier. Aunt Yamada could only remain at home to arrange the funeral.

And in an era like this, ordinary people naturally did not have so many complicated rites. Everything was handled in a single hurried day.

Then they spent a day or two sorting through their feelings.

By the third day, the matter could be considered over. As Hinata's family's cook, Aunt Yamada naturally deserved a visit of condolence from Hinata and the others.

But the Hyuga Clan was